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The National Security Strategy of the United States (NSS) is a periodic policy document that outlines the U.S. government's overarching national security priorities, objectives, and approaches to global challenges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government policy document
national security strategy document
abbreviation NSS self-linksurface differs
approvedBy President of the United States
audience United States Congress
surface form: U.S. Congress

U.S. allies and partners
U.S. executive branch agencies
general public
characteristic strategic-level document
unclassified document
whole-of-government framework
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines U.S. major national security threats
U.S. strategic objectives
U.S. vital national interests
documentType written report
firstIssued 1987
guides National Defense Strategy of the United States
National Military Strategy
surface form: National Military Strategy of the United States

defense planning
foreign policy planning
resource allocation for national security
issuedBy Executive Office of the President of the United States
President of the United States
language English
legalBasis Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
levelOfDetail strategic, not operational
mandatedBy Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
primaryPurpose define U.S. national security objectives
describe approaches to global challenges
outline U.S. national security priorities
producedBy National Security Council of the United States
surface form: U.S. National Security Council staff
relatedConcept United States foreign policy
United States national security policy
grand strategy of the United States
scope cybersecurity
defense policy
economic security
foreign policy
homeland security
national security
submittedTo United States Congress
typicalContents assessment of global security environment
description of major threats and challenges
description of strategic priorities
guidance for use of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of power
regional strategies
statement of U.S. national interests
thematic strategies
updateFrequency periodic

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NSS abbreviation NSS self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: National Security Strategy of the United States